2 USC 195: Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
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2 USC 195: Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 2-THE CONGRESSCHAPTER 6-CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
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§195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia

Witnesses residing in the District of Columbia and not in the service of the government of said District or of the United States, who shall be summoned to give testimony before any committee of the House of Representatives, shall not be allowed exceeding $2 for each day's attendance before said committee.

(May 1, 1876, ch. 88, 19 Stat. 41 .)

House Rule on Pay of Witnesses

Rule XXXV, Rules of the House of Representatives, provides that: "The rule for paying witnesses to appear before the House or any of its committees shall be as follows: For each day a witness shall attend, the same per diem rate as established, authorized, and regulated by the Committee on House Oversight for Members and employees of the House, and actual expenses of travel in coming to or going from the place of examination; but no per diem shall be paid when a witness has been summoned at the place of examination."